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Nokia to ship Nokia 6700 classic, Nokia 6303 classic and Nokia 2700 classic in the second quarter of 2009
Nokia has announced the Nokia 6700 classic, the Nokia 6303 classic and the Nokia 2700 classic. The new trio combines the functionality and user experience required in today's hectic times, with premium designs and materials that make them the most beautiful, well built and competitively priced offerings available. All three devices are expected to ship in the second quarter of 2009. Leading th... [more]
Phone system problems at Elmira schools (News 10 Now Syracuse)
The Elmira School District is having an issue with its phone system and currently all of its phones are temporarily unavailable. Verizon is working on the problem and hopes to have it resolved later today.
Bluetooth Blues: Why Won't Your Phone And Car Play Nice? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
If you upgrade to one of today's most popular high-end smartphones—like the iPhone or a Blackberry—from a standard flip-phone, you might be surprised to find that you can no longer take advantage of some of the features in today's most technologically advanced vehicles. Even in Ford's full-featured Sync system, we've observed, you can't access features like text-message delivery or Sync's quick ...
ComScore: Apple gains US smart phone share (AP via Yahoo! News)
Apple Inc.'s iPhone gained a percentage point of U.S. smart phone market share while BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Inc. lost a point in the last three months of 2009, according to research group comScore Inc.
Bluetooth Blues: Why Won't Your Phone And Car Play Nice? (The Car Connection)
If you upgrade to one of today's most popular high-end smartphones—like the iPhone or a Blackberry—from a standard flip-phone, you might be surprised to find that you can no longer take advantage of some of the features in today's most technologically advanced vehicles. Even in Ford's full-featured Sync system, we've observed, you can't access...
DI phone lines are down for the afternoon (The Ridgecrest Daily Independent)
Ridgecrest, Calif. - Daily Independent phone lines will be offline for several hours this afternoon due to work on the system. Staff apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The Daily Independent offices are open until 5 p.m. this evening if immediate assistance is required.
ComScore: Apple Gains US Smart Phone Share (ABC News)
Apple, Google gain in US smart phone market, comScore says, as BlackBerry, Microsoft decline Apple - Microsoft - Google - IPhone - Searching
ComScore: Apple gains US smart phone share (San Francisco Chronicle)
Apple Inc.'s iPhone gained a percentage point of U.S. smart phone market share while BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Inc. lost a point in the last three months of 2009, according to research group comScore Inc. ComScore reported Monday that the BlackBerry... iPhone - Apple - Research In Motion - Smartphone - Market share
Microsoft's New Mobile Phone Software Is Coming (and Its "Project Pink" Still Lives)--But Should It Just Give Up and ... (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance)
Next week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft is likely to unveil Windows Mobile 7, the new version of its mobile operating system, trying to create some excitement around its foundering mobile strategy.
Tories plan to raise broadband speeds
A Conservative government would ensure a big increase in broadband speeds across the country by providing BT's rivals with regulatory incentives to roll out new telecom networks, the opposition party said on Monday
Telenor and Alfa call time on old grudges
The two groups seek to secure the backing of minority shareholders for their enlarged mobile phone venture, amid assurances that the companies have 'buried the hatchet' after years of bitter dispute
BATM hit by weak US market
Shares in the telecoms equipment maker slump more than 15% after the group reports unexpectedly slow growth in its key US market and a downbeat outlook for the coming year
Doubts raised over second deal with TeliaSonera
Even as Alfa Group presses on with a deal to merge its Russian and Ukrainian telecoms assets with those of Telenor of Norway, a second proposed tie-up with TeliaSonera of Sweden appears to be running into problems
BT to share cable duct network with rivals
BT's willingness to share its infrastructure marks an important policy shift and emphasises intensifying political and business pressure
Vodafone shows signs of turnround
Revenues at the mobile operator to decline in key European markets in the final three months of last year, though it says trends are improving in the UK and Germany
Samsung plans to treble smartphone sales
Samsung Electronics says it aims to treble its smartphone shipments this year by expanding its line-up in a bid to close the gap on rivals such as Nokia and Apple in the fast-growing market
Mobile merger concessions sought
Pressure is mounting on France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom to adjust terms to gain regulatory approval for the proposed Orange-T-Mobile deal in the UK
Motorola Milestone in stock now at Mobiles.co.uk!
No more envious looks at our friends across the pond with their fancy Droid's; the Motorola Milestone has now launched in the UK and is in stock now at Mobiles.co.uk! Europe's first Android 2.0 (or Eclair if you're keeping up with the pastry themed code names) phone, the Milsetone is ...
Turn your HTC HD2 into a Wi-Fi Modem!
For those of you who kept an eye on CES last month, you may recall that Palm announced they were working on an app that would transform the Pre into a wireless modem. The app allows you to connect Wi-Fi enabled devices such as a Laptop or Netbook to the ...
Symbian OS goes Open Source
Symbian is currently the Operating System boasting the highest number of installed users with an incredible 330+ Million phones being powered by the Symbian software. With this is mind, it's surprising to hear Symbian is also one of the last OS's to offer a major update, even though it is ...
Sony Ericsson Aspen debuts on video!
Officially unveiled earlier in the week, the Aspen is Sony Ericsson's stab at an eco-friendly smartphone. Whilst previous members of the GreenHeart family have kept things simple with a focus on more feature phone attributes (such as the upcoming 5MP camera-toting Elm), the Aspen means business. Packing a full QWERTY ...
UK release date for the 3G Apple iPad announced!
For those of us here in the UK who have been eying up the iPad since it was unveiled on 27th January can now be reassured with a UK release date. Apple have announced via its UK website that the 3G version of the iPad will be shipping in April. ...
Samsung’s Q4 financial report released
In 2009, all of Samsung’s divisions performed very successfully, and the recently published reports show that Q4 was definitely no exception. Despite the worldwide financial crisis, the number of Samsung mobile phones shipped continued to increase. There was a total of almost 227 million units sold throughout 2009 which is ...
Sony Ericsson Aspen: Grow a greener business!
Want the latest smartphone but are conscious about your carbon footprint? Then Sony Ericsson have the answer with the Sony Ericsson Aspen! Running the latest version of Windows Mobile and with serious green credentials, the Aspen definitely sets itself apart from the HTC's and BlackBerry's of the business world but ...
Firefox web browser comes to Nokia N900!
After teasing us with a demo video back in November, Mozilla have finally released the mobile version of their excellent Firefox web browser. Available for the Maemo operating system, Firefox can be downloaded for the recently released Nokia N900 as well as the N810, Nokia's earlier attempt at a Maemo ...
BlackBerry Magnum: QWERTY plus Touchscreen?
BlackBerry are a company that are easy to get your head round. If you want a touchscreen device then the Storm is the perfect BlackBerry for you. Want a physical keyboard? Then the Bold 9700 is what you're looking for. Simple. But what if you're after both? What if you ...
Motorola announce Q4 financial report
Motorola has recently released it's financial reports for the last quarter of 2009 and at first glance the figures don't look particularly healthy, in fact, in 2009 Motorola made a quite an astonishing loss of 51 million dollars which is about 32 million pounds; so not exactly a small loss. ...
